2025
Approved
Rock Cottage Horsley Lane Coxbench Derby Derbyshire DE21 5BH
T1 Sycamore- Crown reduction up to 3m T2 Silver Birch- Fell T3 Ash- Fell T4 Ash- Crown re…
Moreno, Horsley Lane, Coxbench, Derby, Derbyshire, DE21 5BH Data via plota.co.uk
Pending
AVA/2026/0481
Description
Removal of existing non original porch and new stone oak frame porch, addition of french doors to side of dwelling. Data via plota.co.uk
Last checked
Decision outlook
Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 79.
Day 79, past the statutory target. 94% of extensions in Amber Valley are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 21 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 24 Aug 2026.
Day 7923 days past the 56-day target
77%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
99decided in the last year
Plota live figures for extensions decided by Amber Valley in the last twelve months, from validation. Amber Valley decision record →
Site constraints 9
Green belt: Derby and Nottingham
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
Coal mining development high risk area
Recorded coal mining features at or near the surface. Most planning applications here need a coal mining risk assessment.
From the Mining Remediation Authority, formerly the Coal Authority. The development high risk area marks recorded coal mining features at or near the surface: mine shafts and adits, shallow workings, mine gas and former opencast sites. Most planning applications there need a coal mining risk assessment; householder applications, changes of use and some minor works are exempt. Mine entry positions come from old plans and can be out by several metres, and unrecorded workings can exist anywhere in the coalfield.
Coxbench conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Agricultural land, grade 3b
Not best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 4. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Public footpath about 26 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; National infrastructure project about 1488 m away: A38 Derby Junctions; 1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site
Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the Planning Inspectorate, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.
Building
Floor area61 m² (657 sq ft)
Energy ratingG (4 out of 100), could reach B
PropertySemi-detached house, 4 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingRoom heaters, electric
WallsSandstone, as built, no insulation (assumed)
From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2026, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Historical activity at this location
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Nearby activity
2025
Approved
Rock Cottage Horsley Lane Coxbench Derby Derbyshire DE21 5BH
T1 Sycamore- Crown reduction up to 3m T2 Silver Birch- Fell T3 Ash- Fell T4 Ash- Crown re…
2025
Approved
Burn Brae Horsley Lane Coxbench Derby Derbyshire DE21 5BH
T1- Stand of Ash to remove to ground level. T2- Group of Ash to remove to ground level. T…
2025
Approved
Burn Brae Horsley Lane Coxbench Derby Derbyshire DE21 5BH
T1- Stand of Ash to remove to ground level. T2- Group of Ash to remove to ground level. T…
2023
Approved
Burn Brae Horsley Lane Coxbench Derby Derbyshire DE21 5BH
Refurbishment and relocation of existing railway carriage for use as a sheep shelter and…
2023
Approved
Burn Brae Horsley Lane Coxbench Derby Derbyshire DE21 5BH
Refurbishment and relocation of existing railway carriage for use as a sheep shelter and…
2023
Approved
Holly Cottage The Rockety Coxbench Derby Derbyshire DE21 5BH
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed creation of dormer to front…
2023
Approved
Holly Cottage The Rockety Coxbench Derby Derbyshire DE21 5BH
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed creation of dormer to front…
2023
Withdrawn
Holly Cottage The Rockety Coxbench Derby Derbyshire DE21 5BH
Erection of new dormer and window alterations (may affect the character and appearance of…
2023
Withdrawn
Holly Cottage The Rockety Coxbench Derby Derbyshire DE21 5BH
Erection of new dormer and window alterations (may affect the character and appearance of…
2022
Refused
Land At The Grange Horsley Lane Coxbench Derby Derbyshire
Proposed self-build dwelling (This may affect the setting of a Listed Building and/or Con…
2022
Refused
Land At The Grange Horsley Lane Coxbench Derby Derbyshire
Proposed self-build dwelling (This may affect the setting of a Listed Building and/or Con…
2022
Withdrawn
Stone Cottage Horsley Lane Coxbench Derby Derbyshire DE21 5BH
Extension and alteration of existing garage / workshop to provide additional ancillary ac…
2022
Withdrawn
Stone Cottage Horsley Lane Coxbench Derby Derbyshire DE21 5BH
Extension and alteration of existing garage / workshop to provide additional ancillary ac…
2021
Approved
Castlewood Cottage Horsley Lane Coxbench Derby Derbyshire DE21 5BH
Certificate of lawful development for proposed orangery to rear
2021
Approved
Castlewood Cottage Horsley Lane Coxbench Derby Derbyshire DE21 5BH
Certificate of lawful development for proposed orangery to rear
2019
Approved
Hill View Horsley Lane Coxbench Derby Derbyshire DE21 5BH
Use of land as domestic garden.
2019
Approved
Hill View Horsley Lane Coxbench Derby Derbyshire DE21 5BH
Use of land as domestic garden.
2018
Approved
Sunnymead Horsley Lane Coxbench Derby Derbyshire DE21 5BH
Two storey side extension, new open oak frame porch to rear and alterations and remodelli…
2018
Approved
Sunnymead Horsley Lane Coxbench Derby Derbyshire DE21 5BH
Two storey side extension, new open oak frame porch to rear and alterations and remodelli…
2018
Refused
Rock Cottage Horsley Lane Coxbench Derby Derbyshire DE21 5BH
Low energy home, single dwelling in adjacent garden in Rock Cottage grounds (This is cont…
2018
Refused
Rock Cottage Horsley Lane Coxbench Derby Derbyshire DE21 5BH
Low energy home, single dwelling in adjacent garden in Rock Cottage grounds (This is cont…
2017
Refused
Rock Cottage Horsley Lane Coxbench Derby Derbyshire DE21 5BH
Low Energy Home, Single Dwelling in Adjacent garden in Rock Cottage Grounds (This is cont…
2017
Refused
Rock Cottage Horsley Lane Coxbench Derby Derbyshire DE21 5BH
Low Energy Home, Single Dwelling in Adjacent garden in Rock Cottage Grounds (This is cont…
Amber Valley
Planning Authority Score
7.3/10
Good
#50 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions
Amber Valley is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #74 out of 296. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 98% approval rate vs 90% nationally.
More permissive than most councils
98% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application.
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Amber Valley decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
96%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #6 of 296
98%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #9 of 296
75%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #74 of 296
41%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #157 of 296
88%
Minor dwellings approved
77 decided (1-9 homes)
94%
Major dwellings approved
16 decided (10+ homes)
96%
Change of use approved
48 decided
657
Total decisions
26 refused in the year to March 2026
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.